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State Working On Plan For Private Sector To Help Run Unemployment Filing System
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Thousands of Ohioans says they’re struggling to file unemployment claims through the state’s system that is slow and unresponsive. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says the… Read More
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Jordan Out Of Ohio US Senate Race To Replace Portman
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — A big development in the upcoming race for US Senate in 2022, with Republican incumbent Rob Portman saying he’s no longer running. One high profile… Read More
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Ohio Schools Prepare To Vaccinate Staff
By: Lisa Ryan | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — About 500 Ohio schools, including those in Athens County will start vaccinating teachers and staff next week, Gov. Mike DeWine said during a Thursday press conference…. Read More
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Gov. Justice’s Pick To Fill Delegate Seat Stirs GOP Dispute
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor picked an executive at a road contractor to take the vacated House of Delegates seat of Derrick Evans, who resigned after he was… Read More
![President Biden will sign executive orders Thursday that will revoke a Trump-era policy cutting funds to global organizations that offer abortion and to expand access to health insurance.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ap785164032923-f68e6a37714d015d8247b27b0e6f11a2c698c821-scaled-e1611851471651-900x422.jpg)
Biden To Revoke Trump Abortion Policy, Expand Obamacare With New Executive Orders
By: Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
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President Biden’s executive order would open a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from Feb. 15 to May 15.
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U.S. Economy Slows Sharply As Pandemic Resurges
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew just 1% in the last three months of the year, as a surge in coronavirus infections weighed on in-person businesses like restaurants.
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Athens County Confirms 40 New COVID-19 Cases For January 28, Remains At Level 3
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 3,944 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 40 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More
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Hottest Stock On Wall Street: Struggling Video Game Store GameStop
By: Mary Childs I NPR
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Last week shares of video game store GameStop were trading at about $40 a share. Then, a group of Reddit users invested. The move sent stocks soaring and raised several questions.
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Advocates For Social Services And Education Say It’s Time To Tap Ohio’s Rainy-Day Fund
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of more than 100 unions and progressive advocacy groups is calling on state leaders to avoid making cuts to front-line workers serving Ohio’s communities during… Read More
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Explore the Resurgence of Iconic Wildlife in “EUROPE’S NEW WILD” premiering February 3 at 10 pm
EUROPE’S NEW WILD Premieres Wednesdays, February 3-24, 2021 on PBS Explore Europe like never before, as the wild heart of the continent is revitalized in four-part documentary series Beyond… Read More